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# Make your computer run faster by disabling all the auto-startup programs

Do you have about 20 programs in your start-up folder? Check out the little icons near your computer's clock. That's the system tray. Whatever is in there starts up when your computer starts up -- and consequently makes your computer slower. You can improve the performance of your computer pretty easily by doing the following:

1. Go to **Start > Run**.
2. Type **msconfig**and click **OK**.
3. Click the **Startup** tab.
4. Clear all the check boxes.
5. Click **OK**.

![msconfigsmall](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/msconfig1.gif)